The launch of PTE Academic Online signals the market’s ongoing move towards offering remote testing, a strategy critical to survival as the pandemic drags on.

Read more on the Outsell Leadership Community Platform: PTE Academic Online: Highlighting the Shift to Remote English Language Testing

Author: Kate Worlock

Date: January 11, 2022

As patent data is increasingly consumed by a wider range of professionals and industries, customers’ profiles, demands, and brand perceptions are shifting. This analysis is the first in a four-part series exploring evolving customer traits and demands in the patent research market.

Read more on the Outsell Leadership Community Platform: Patent Research Solutions Survey 2022: Buyer Profile and Budgets

Author: Hugh Logue

Date: January 10, 2022

Through True Influence, MeritB2B jumps the chasm further from being a data-influenced marketing activities outsourcer to becoming a full-funnel, data-driven marketing intelligence solution. It’s another example of the consolidation of power underway in the sales and marketing intelligence space.

Read more on the Outsell Leadership Community Platform: MeritB2B Evolves into B2B Martech Through True Influence Deal

Author: Randy Giusto

Date: January 6, 2022

With a global pandemic raging into its third calendar year, we take a close look at announcements from across our industry to get clarity about how an uncertain future is likely to unfold.

Read more on the Outsell Leadership Community Platform: 2021 Events and What They Mean for 2022

Author: Ned May

Date: December 23, 2021

In a case that will have implications for the whole information industry, the Association of American Publishers is suing the State of Maryland over a bill that would guarantee public libraries the right to license and loan e-books made available to consumers.

Read more on the Outsell Leadership Community Platform: Tensions in New Lawsuit Over Digital Library Lending

Author: Hugh Logue

Date: December 22, 2021

Moody’s is acquiring PassFort and kompany to augment its KYC solutions. The double acquisition aims to enhance compliance in customer onboarding by adding technology capabilities and broadening data access. The holistic screening approach now includes credit, cyber, ESG, and climate analytics.

Read more on the Outsell Leadership Community Platform: Moody’s Amps Up Its Third-Party Screening Capabilities

Author: Will Jan

Date: December 21, 2021

The General Index has cataloged over 100 million scholarly documents in a format that enables fast and easy machine reading. It may also pose a new challenge to publishers’ paywalls and value propositions.

Read more on the Outsell Leadership Community Platform: A Giant Index of Scholarly Content Maps Millions of Scholarly Documents

Author: Julia Kostova

Date: December 20, 2021

Data licensing is one of the hottest topics in our industry today. To learn more about it, Outsell Chief Research Fellow David Worlock discusses the topic with Dave Myers, CEO of the Data Licensing Alliance.

Read more on the Outsell Leadership Community Platform: Outsell FutureScapes – The Future of Data Licensing

Author: David Worlock

Date: December 16, 2021

Amid transformation in the scholarly communications landscape, this latest acquisition by Wiley solidifies its pivot from the provision of content to becoming a software and services provider.

Read more on the Outsell Leadership Community Platform: Wiley Acquires Knowledge Unlatched, Expanding its Portfolio of Partner Services

Author: Julia Kostova

Date: December 15, 2021

Our latest data showed a pause occurring among future attendees even before the news on the Omicron variant broke. How event organizers weather 2022 will depend on how they address attendees’ fears and real needs for the experience and its networking possibilities.

Read more on the Outsell Leadership Community Platform: Return to Onsite Events – The Pause Ahead

Author: Randy Giusto

Date: December 14, 2021

Outsell’s latest survey looked at student and faculty usage and perceptions of open educational resources, providing a valuable view of the post-pandemic content landscape in US higher education.

Read more on the Outsell Leadership Community Platform: US Higher Education Student and Faculty Survey 2021: Use and Impact of OERs

Author: Kate Worlock

Date: December 13, 2021

In a bid to extend its portfolio of services and expand its customer base, KnowledgeWorks Global has acquired consultancy and editorial service provider KWF.

Read more on the Outsell Leadership Community Platform: KnowledgeWorks Global Buys KWF Consulting and Editorial

Author: Julia Kostova

Date: December 9, 2021

Outsell’s latest survey looked at student and faculty usage and perceptions of institutional libraries, providing a valuable view of post-COVID reality.

Read more on the Outsell Leadership Community Platform: US Higher Education Student and Faculty Survey 2021: Use of the Library

Author: Kate Worlock

Date: December 7, 2021

The world has changed dramatically since our 2018 analysis Scaling Data Businesses: How They Did It. Some companies in that analysis grew further; others didn’t. This analysis looks at where they are now, identifying moves and results while offering recommendations for others seeking a similar path.

Read more on the Outsell Leadership Community Platform: Scaling Data Businesses — Where Are They Now?

Author: Randy Giusto

Date: December 6, 2021

This analysis provides a broad profile of information management, looking at budgets, staffing, organisation, the impact of trends, and service offerings.

Read more on the Outsell Leadership Community Platform: Information Management Benchmark – 2021

Author: Kate Worlock

Date: December 2, 2021

Chegg has acquired Busuu for $436 million, making a move into the booming digital language learning market and significantly altering the competitive landscape.

Read more on the Outsell Leadership Community Platform: Chegg Buys Busuu, Moving into Language Learning

Author: Kate Worlock

Date: December 1, 2021

Post-Brexit, the UK is seeking to reform its intellectual property laws to keep pace with the fast-changing demands of AI and to increase competition for book consumers. However, UK-based publishers and content producers could face significant disruption.

Read more on the Outsell Leadership Community Platform: UK Copyright Law Reforms on the Horizon

Author: Hugh Logue

Date: November 30, 2021

Thomson Reuters launches its Indirect Tax (IDT) Determination Anywhere platform, which leverages edge computing technology to streamline enterprise tax management. Dynamic regulations of sales tax in the wake of the pandemic have prompted greater innovation in real-time tax calculations.

Read more on the Outsell Leadership Community Platform: Thomson Reuters Deploys Its Edge Computing Tax Engine

Author: Will Jan

Date: November 29, 2021

The market has reacted negatively to Zendesk’s acquisition of Momentive, devaluating both, which could threaten the deal. A prolonged deal closure also magnifies opportunities for both buyers and sellers of survey sample and DIY research tools.

Read more on the Outsell Leadership Community Platform: Zendesk Disturbs Its Zen by Buying SurveyMonkey’s Parent Momentive

Author: Randy Giusto

Date: November 24, 2021

As companies addressed the challenges of remote commerce during the pandemic, hackers saw new vulnerabilities as major opportunities to monetize. This cybersecurity benchmark allows information providers to measure how they stack up among their peers in protecting critical assets and stakeholders.

Read more on the Outsell Leadership Community Platform: Cybersecurity in the Information Industry

Author: Will Jan

Date: November 23, 2021